Bottle-sealing machine



,BOTTLE SEALING MACHINE March 19, 1929. N. LEE ET AL BOTTLE SEALING MACHINE FiledlFeb. 9.1922 s 'sheets-sheet 2 March 19, 1929. N. LEE vET AL 1,706,174

BOTTLE SEALING MACHINE F11ed Feb. si. 1922. 5 sheets-sheet 3 March 19, 1929. N. LEE ET AL 1,706,174

BOTTLE SEALING MACHINE Filed Feb. 9. 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 March 19, 12529. N. LEE ET AL 1,706,174

BOTTLE SEALING MACHINE Filed Feb. s 1922 5 sneetssneet 5 @no tous /761010 ee daba@ .ansf

Paiened Mai. '19, 1212.9.

iA'i'Es NXN 'LEE AND ANTON P. STANSE'N,

BRGGKLYN, NEVI? YORK, ASSEGNORS TO "l", "NE-RT 'Yr A CORPORATON OF BGTTLE-SEALNG MJLCHXNE.

Application feed fnebruary s, 1922. sei-iai No. 535,355.

machines ioi' npvillic seals oi' caps l in the necks oi bottles, ,lois :ind similar yoes of cmiininei's, and is pai'iculoi'ly devised :uid adapted foi' use in connecl'ion with the type of bottle-seal oi' cap shown and described in i'he two Bein jiiinin lV. Rivei's Psients No. 1,304,098 of Mey 20, 1919, und No. 1,365,274 of January 11, 1921, 'lie essential anies oi which are shown in dizigi" nnneiic foi-ni in the di'zieaccompany this speciicoiion.

objecfs ouiinyention aire, among oihei.' liings, ioppi'ovide en iinpi'oyed und .ii nliied machine oi iliis clini'zicei' Which inpldly and secui'ely lock lie metallic seals oi' ci ailieedy loosely posiioned on the open is ci? ille necks by twisting oi.' pznielly "'ng such seals oi' caps on the 'iin of le necl` so tliethe intni'ned D 4-a "eiil oi' cop may iii'mly and scwith l'lie spaced-apart lugs oniside of the bottle neck by Y OAm and n'lcachinens conbuf; noi operated, by a 'ooi-opei'zied which allows the particular deices i'oi' loci-:ing lie cap lo vcome successively inio opei'niion. Y ,l 3l? Gui' i 'oved machine is also deyisel so 's 'lo he 'cmdily adjnsled to bolles of dif heighigs having neck openings und s oll diileien dinniel'ei's :ind embodies i' oi'ed ineens Yfoi' gripping :ind i'eleiisingl' l"les each cycle in sniinble timed i' 'bhe devices foi' yapplying and l als oi' caps in final position.

ements also comprise the consi'. .il zii'iing-eine'nv o operating pherein shownl iid hei'einaf'ez' io he d Abed :is nsefei'i'ed embodiment o1' oni' ii'iveniicn, i hen particularly pointed ouf.' in lic appended clninis.

In lie. iceo `mnying drawings, Fig. 1 is n Yer'iciil sect ...nl View, partly in elevation,

of our iinpi-oved machine showing the gen- A zii'i'nngeinenLV oi" l'he parts;

9 is in enlni'ged seccional plan *View en on theA line 2h?. oic Fig. 1 looking in 5l lie dii'ciion of lie arrow;

e i 3 is a View similar to Fig. 2, but oken on llie line 3 3 of Fig. 1 looking in the dii'ectio of Jdie arrow;

ip1 of the depending flnno'es oi' Fig.. 1 a deiail vienv of the boltle-gi'ippei' jaws in open position;

5 is sin enlarged fingmenni'y setional plan View laken on the line 5 5 in F ig. 9;

Fig. 6 is o. View similar to Fig. taken on the line (3*6 in Fig. 9;

F ig. 7 is a diagi'znnninic View of The ection of the com foi' lowering the seal or cap applying devices;

Fig. 8 is o. disginininntic View of the for pni'iolly i'omcing oi' twising applying devices lock the cap posiiion on ille hotile neck;

Fig. 9 is en enlarged Vertical sectional View of 'die heed which coi-ries die cap 1pplying devices, Vhe seal oi' cap chuck being closed; Y

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cap in fii nil oi' cap arranged to be applied to the open end of the boitle neck shown in 11;

F 14 is :i diagrammatic View, pni'ly in section, showing lie seal o1' con es applied to lhe boitle neck; A A

Fig. 15 is n dingi'aininaiic View, niitly in section, sho' ing the cop ii'foi' if nis been turned oi' twisted into iiinl locking posiiion.

Fig. 1G is n lioeoin plan View oi seul oi' cap chuck showing he cap-clamping jaws;

Fig. 17 is :in enlarged secilzonzil plan Tien' showing' lille. operating clulcl in disengaged position;

Fig. 1S is on enlarged top plan view of the clutch shown in Figi?, the pzii'ls being in engaged position;

19 :in enlarged sectional View nikon on the line 19`19 in Fig. 17;

Fig. 20 is in enlniged sec-.tional View niken on the line 2(1"20 in 1T;

Fig. 21 is e. secllional View nken on he line 21-21 o1 Fig. 17;

Fig. 22 is fingmenai'y denil 'view of one of he clutch members; and

Fig. 23 is a, pel'speciive View of the clutch dog.

Similar numerals i'eei' to similin` paris ihiougliont the various igui'es.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 1, the

. L j lng die dog stand 24 carries the vertical shaft 25 which is journalled in the table 26, the upper end being` mounted in the journal 27 carried by the head 23 secured to the top of the stand 24 as shown. The lower end of the shaft 25 is supported by the heel bearing 29 carriedy by the bracket 30 secured to the stand 24. The shaft 25 is devised to be intermittently rotated by a clutch made up of two parts, the upper member 31 being ai'iixed to the shaft 25 by key 32, while the lower member 33 is loosely journalled upon the shaft 25 and has secured thereto the'gear 34 (Fig. 21) in niesh with the bevel gear 35 which in turn is operated by a train of gears 33, 37, 33, 39 and a motor 40 mounted on the bracket 41 secured to the stand 24, all as shown in Fig. 1.

The lower clutch member 33 comprises the hollow disk 42 carrying in its periphery spaced-apart lugs 43 to provide o1 enings 44 therebetween to receiveand engage a spring impelled dog l45 slidably vmounted in the guideway 46 carried by the upper clutch member 31 as shown in Figs. 17, 13and 19. The dog normally held out of engagement with lower clutch member by the wedge plate 47 mounted on the head 4S carried by the vertically movable rod 49 which is operated by the pedal 50 and link 51 as shown/ in Fig. 1. The spring 52 coiled about the rod 49 as shown maintains this head 43 and wedge plate 47 normallyin their lowerl posi-tion as shown in full lines in Fig. 19, and the dog 45 will then bear against the lip 53`formed in the pla-te 47 (Fig. 17), the inclined surface 54 on the plate 47 hold 45 pressed inwardly against the tension of the coil spring 52, whereby the clutch member 33 can freely rotate on the `shaft 25. To lock the two clutch members 31and into operative engagement, the operator will depress the pedal 50 thereby raising' the head 48 and wedge plate 47 to clear the dog 45 as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 19. Thereupon they spring 52 will force outwardly the dog 45 carried by the upper clutch member 31 to engage one of the openings 44 in the constantly rotating clutch member 33 which will then bc rotated with the shaft 25 through the train of gears driven by the motor as heretofore described. hen the shaft 25 begins to rotate the pedal 5() will be released by the operator, and the wedge plate 47 will drop into the circular path of the dog ils the dog is about to complete its single revolution, will be forced out of its opening 44 13 by its nose striking the inclined surface 54, Iand the shaft`25 will cease its rotary morement lthrough the disengagement of the clutch members 31 and By this mechanism the. shaft 25 is intermittently rotated by the pedal under the control of the operator, and is then automatically thrown out of operation. The improved devices for applying vthe seal or cap tothe bottle necks are successively actuated during a single revolution of the shaft 25 4in each cycle.

The devices for a l in@ such seals or caps to the bottles comprise the head 55 which is vertically adjustable on the shaft 25 by the lead screwl 56 engaging. the stand 24 and screw-threaded sleeve 57 mounted in the lug 53 carried by the head 55, the screw 56 being turned bythe hand-wheel 59, all as shown in Figs. 1 and 9. rilhis vertical adjustment of the head 55 relatively to the table 2G enables our machine to accommodate bottles of different heights. Referring more particularly to Fig. 9, the head 55 supports the vertically movable sleeve 60 connected to the. block 61 slid-ably mounted within the bore 62 of the head 55. rlhe block G1 carries the roller 63 which projects outwardlythrough the vertical slot 64 and bears on the circular cam 65 keyed to the shaft 25. The lblock G1 and sleeve'() are connected by the stud 65, the head G7 of which is engagedl'iy the lower end of the coil spring 63, while the upper end of the spring 68 engages the adjustable disk 69 arranged in the upper part of the head 55. The spring 63 acts to .hold the roller 63 on the cam-runway 65 as well to restore the bottle-seal or cap-applying devices to their normal or originalA position after they have been partially rotated'or twisted to lock the cap in position by the revolution of the shaft 25 due to the torsional stress thereby imparted to Vthe spring 68..

The devices for gripping the cap and twisting same comprise the cap chuck 70 having the four spring clamping jaws 71 (Fig. 16) integrally secured to the head 72 screw-threaded in the'collar 73 which is slidably mounted in the sleeve 60 and is keyed thereto by the key 74 (Figs. 6 and 9). rlhe jaws. 71 engage the cylindrical .seal or cap 75 which has theretofore been applied by anoperator to the rim of the neck of lthe bottle 76 as shown in Figs. 9 and 10. The spring 77 arranged between the top ofthe sleeve 60 and the collar 73 acts to force the chuck 70 downwardly so that the jaws 71 may surround and grip the cap 75. The outer wall of the sleeve 60 is provided with vertical ti 78 G, 9 and 10) which are engaged by teeth 79 on rack-lever 80 pivoted at 31 tothe head 55. The arm 32 ofthe rackdeve'r 80 carries the cam-roller 83 bearing `upon the cam 84 keyed to the shaft 25 as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. `When the shaft 25 is rotated the sleeve 60 and cap chuck 70 will lower together until the jaws 7l engage the cap l75 on the bottle 75 held on the table 26 by the bottle gripper jaws 85 and 3G on lthe -table beneath the chuck 7 O, the jaw 36 being slidable on the table 26 so as to grip bottles of diii'erent diameters.

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high part of the cani 65 7 l-lowevei travelling over the curved elongated when the cani revolved suliiciently to cause the roller 63 to drop into the depression 87 i'ornied in the cain 65 (Fig. 7 the sleeve 60 and chuck 70 will be Ytoi-ced downwardly by the spring 68, and the jaws 71 will ieinain open vabout the cap until oi'ced against the cap 7 5, after which the sleeve 6() will continue to nieve downwardly :.ni close the jaws 71 securely against the cap 75. The spring 68 made to have greater tension than fthe spring 77 and hence will overcome Athe torce of the latter after the chuck 7U contacts with the cap as shown in Fig. 9. After the sleeve 60 has closed the clamping jaws 71- upon the cap, the rack-lever 8O will vbe rocked by tliecani Sel to rotate neckof the bottle 76, that is to troni the position shown in Fig. 14e to shown in Fig. 15. In partia o' l 1 the chuck 70 the spring 63 l beenl twisted and placed under t stress so that as the sleeve 60 raiser. cani-roller 63 riding up on the high par the cani 65 to raise the head 55 during part of the cycle when the Cain-roller is part ot the cain 84; at this time the chuck 70 and jaws 71 will be lifted Aand treed frointhe cap 7 5 and will siinultaneously7 turn back to nornial position by the torsional stress ot the spring 68 when released by the uplitted sleeve 60 as the roller 83 rides ott' the high part of cani 84.

he bottle gripper jaw 86 is operated in suitable t-iined relation vith the can apply- Ving devices by the following mechanism:

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the lever 91 i pivotally secured to the underside ot th table 26 by the pin 92, and is actuatedV by the cani 93 keyed to the shaft 25, the cani 93 bearing on the roller 94 carried by the lever adjacent the pin 92. The compression spring 95 coiled within the telescoping tubular links 196 and 97 serves to hold the roller 9e against the cani 93, and also to hold yieldino'ly the jaw 86 against the bottle. The outer end of the lever 91 is forked 93 to engage the stud 99 secured to the jaw and projecting downwardly through the slot 100 formed in the table 26. The canis 65 and 93 are so keyed to the shaft 25 that the cani 93 acts tirst to cause the jaw 36 to slide inwardly through the spring 95 to yieldingi;` grip the bottle 76 after the bottle has been placed in position by the the jaws S5 and S6, as is shown in Fi1 Then the rotating cani 65 acts to alloy. il spring 63 to lower the sleeve 60 and chuck 7 heretofore described. After the chuck 7e 70 has lifted the jaw 36 opens to release the bottle 76, all oi which occurs durii revolution of the shaft 25, as the .i

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cease rol'ating when the i' og rides up the 5l and strines the lip 53 o f' do' inclined surface tire plate 47. To relieve the iinpact oi 45 and lip 53 the head d3 pressed button 101 which against the spring 102 by the wedge-pho. .1T when the rotating dog sti-nies the l'p 53 Se as shown in 17. To lock the rod 9 against vertical nioveinent a passes through the stand 2l to j recess 105i- Yformed in the head #i3 as shown in Fig. 1. l

The operation oi" the hereinbetf* 1. scribed inechanisiii during a cycle stantially follows: The betiie 76 with the cap 75 applied thereto as shown in F' 1() and 14 placed in' the table 26 n gripper jaws in the pos ion shown ines in Fig. el. The operator then the pedal 50 which releases tlm e geinent with the lip 53 g enfaoes one ot the openings il; in i `iber 33 which the rota-.ion it 25 and the per? l 5() is inwieeased by the operaior. i w 6 is released by the cani 923 :ind

n? iii First is j -essed yicldingly agaist the b1 the spring 95. Thereatter the ix the 1 1 L downwardly the chuck 7 0 v jaws 71 engage the cap 7 o s L cani allows the spring shown in Fig. 9. 1 lides up the high pai` 8l to operate the rack-lever 30 teeth 73 of the sleeve 60 to ro in a clockwise direction which twists or turns the can llt) position shown in Fig. le to t Fig. 15 whereby the lips SS 4 (Fig. 2), to retract the gripper jaw 86 to the position shown in Fig. e whereupon the operator reinoves the bottle 76, and the 'l i 45 nieves ironi the position shown in Fig. 18 to that in Fig. 17 when the clutch mem- 130 bers 31 and are disengaged and thecycle of operation is completed. Y

While the construction herein described embodies the invention in its preierred forni, it will be understood that changes and variations may be made in various parts without departing from the principles and scope of the invention.

NV e claim as our invention: l

l. In bottle-sealing machine, eoacting laterally-moving grippers for holding a bottle and seal cap positioned thereon in horizontal position, a superposed coacting sealing head comprising a vertically movable seal clamp also laterally rotatable therein, cani-controlled spring-pressed means tor lowering said clamp to positively grip the seal on the bottle, means for thereafter partially rotating said clamp in a ho izontal plane when lowered and gripping` said seal rela-A tively to sail head and bottle in one direction,.a spring for reversing the rotation ot said clamp during its lifting movenienna vsource of power, and a ciutchrdrivenby said source of power and operable to clutching position by the operator for connecting said sealy gripping means andsaid clamp rotating means with said source et power in sequence to place said spring under torsione stress during the continued movement o1e the machine.

2. In a bottle-sealing machine, coact-ing laterally-moving grippers 'tor-holding a bottle andseal cap positioned thereon in a fixed horizontal position, a superposed eoacting sealing head comprising seal-clamping jaws separately rotatable in, and vertically Inovable relatively'tm'said,head igor positively gripping the seal already positioned on the bottle, means for lowering said jaws 'to engage the seal, means for thereafter twisting said jaws in a horizontal plane .when enseal relatively to said head and bottle, la spring ttor reversing the rotation ot said jaws during their liiiting movement, a source oit power, and a clutch operable to yclutching .position by the operator 'for connectingV said seal gripping jaws and said jaw twisting means with said source of power in sequence to place said spring under torsional stress through the continued operation ci the machine. l v

3. ln. a bottle-sealing machine, means tor holding a bottle having a kseal positioned on the bottle-opening in a lined position, a

co-acting sealing head carrying a pluralityr et vertically movable clamping-jaws. and eoacting sleeve for positively gripping the seal when lowered into engagement therewith, means *for partially rotating said jaws and coacting sleeve and Aseal relatively to said bottle and head and horizontally in one direction, means for raising said jaws from the seal, means tor reversing the rotary movement oit said jaws and permitting the release ot same from engagement with said seal while being raised, and meanscontrolled by the operator for sequentially actuating each of said means through the continued operationv of the machine.

a. In a bottle-sealing machine, a xed holder adapted to grip a bottle having a seal positioned on the kbottle opening, verticall7 movable seal-gripping means arranged over said holder vfor positively gripping the seal, means controlled bythe operator ior thereafter twisting said seal-gripping means in a horizontal plane, means operable through the continued movement of the machine to simultaneously release said seal-grippi means and means to simultaneously revel se said twisting means. Y

ln a bottle-sealing machine, means tor holding Va bottle in a fixed position with a seal positioned on `the bottle opening, a coaeting sealing head having vertically movable claemping jaws for gripping said seal, rieans lor twisting said seal-gripping jaws `in one direction in a horizontal plane, a spring placed under compression for reversing said clamping jaws, means i'or releasing said bottle holding means, a rotary shatt operatively connected with each of `said means, a source of power, a clutch controller by the operator for rotatably conv necting said shait with said source of power whereby said twisting means and said releasing means are automatically actuated in sequence, and means for automatically disconnecting said clutch after the operation 'o'f said releasing means.

(i. ln a bottle-sealing machine, a bottleliolder, a eoacting sealing-head having vertically movable meansV toi-'positively gripping a seal positioned on the bottle opening, means for thereafter twisting said seal-gripping means in one direction and in a horizontal plane to Alock'the seal on the bottie, means for reversing said twisting means, an actuating member for each oit said means, a source ot power, a clutch'driven thereby for intel-mi tently connecting said member with said power tosuecessiveiy actuate said means, and means for automatically disconnecting said clutch atfthe end of each cycle actuated through the continued movement of the machine. Y

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